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From Protestors To Terrible Ads, Here's Every Awkward And Outrageous Super Bowl LIX Moment

Larry Fitzmaurice

9 February 2025 at 10:41 pm·2-min read

1.Fox Sports put purple carpeting on Bourbon Street, which, if you know anything about Bourbon Street...yuck:

People walk down Bourbon Street, covered in purple carpet for the Superbowl — @clueheywood / Via x.com

2.Travis Kelce's pre-game outfit was so '70s that it hurt:

Travis Kelce in a stylish suit with a patterned shirt and sunglasses, holding a drink and a bag, walking outside near buses — Chris Graythen / Getty Images

3.T-Mobile promoted their partnership with Elon Musk's Starlink internet service — right at the time that Musk isn't exactly a beloved figure in American politics:

Tweet expressing frustration over T-Mobile's partnership with Starlink — @mariayells / Via x.com

Tweet by Mic King: "This T-Mobile/Starlink commercial just makes me realize how much Phony Stark runs our planet" — @iPullRank / Via x.com

Tweet by Thea Neal: T-Mobile promoting Starlink ensures I’ll never use them as a phone provider — @nealthea / Via x.com

Tweet criticizing T Mobile Starlink for alleged Nazi or fascist associations, expressing refusal to use their service — @JennPrefersWine / Via x.com

4.Taylor Swift was booed by the Superdome crowd:

Taylor Swift confused by the boos ☹️ pic.twitter.com/zzstUEmDfp
— RBT (@SamuelBrownRBT) February 9, 2025

@SamuelBrownRBT / Via x.com

Which, of course, led to this happening...

Donald Trump reposts video of Taylor Swift getting booed at the #SuperBowl. pic.twitter.com/GGPx4bJkGd
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 10, 2025

@PopCrave / Via x.com

5.Snoop Dogg appeared in an anti-hate ad for Foundation to Combat Antisemitism — a month after catching a lot of backlash for playing during Trump's inauguration weekend:

That Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg commercial was horrible pic.twitter.com/ggjovlk3uS
— Hanz (@hanzxhanz) February 10, 2025

Brown Sugar / @hanzxhanz / Via x.com

Tweet about a Super Bowl ad featuring Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg, critiquing their anti-hate message while supporting Trump as tone-deaf and ironic — @the_goody_woody / Via x.com

Tweet about Tom Brady, Snoop Dogg in a commercial against hate with the halftime performer being the biggest hater — @Thundershot75 / Via x.com

6.Tyla spoke out against people editing her Super Bowl look photos:

Tyla's fit check for the #SuperBowlLIX 🔥 pic.twitter.com/g5zLH9ikhx
— Tyla Club (@TylaClub) February 9, 2025

@TylaClub / Via Twitter: @TylaClub

Tweet by Tyla: "Stop face tuning me pls I don’t need that shit" — @Tyllaaaaaaa / Via x.com

Tweet by Tyla expressing preference for facetuning her butt or something instead of her face — @Tyllaaaaaaa / Via x.com

7.Kendrick Lamar ended up doing "Not Like Us" during his Super Bowl halftime show, with the entire audience singing along to the "A MINOR" line...

Kendrick on stage wearing a jacket and jeans, singing into a microphone with an audience and lights in the background — Christopher Polk / Penske Media via Getty Images

Kendrick Lamar- TRYNA STIKE A CHORD AND ITS PROBABLY A- MINOOORRRR #SuperBowl #NFL #Halftimeshow #KendrickLamar STADIUM - A - MINOR Drake - pic.twitter.com/oKcYcm7WRX
— Liz Matyjaszczyk (@LizMatyjaszczyk) February 10, 2025

@LizMatyjaszczyk / Via x.com

THE WHOLE STADIUM YELLING A MINOR, SERENA DANCING, HIS LIL SMIRK WHEN HE SAID DRAKE. OH KENDRICK LAMAR, YOU SHOWMAN. HE ATE THAT SO BAD #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/HjzUtfIhAx
— nella's a world champion 🇦🇷 (@shadysmj) February 10, 2025

@shadysmj / PgLang / Via Twitter: @shadysmj

8.On top of that, a protester held up a flag in support of Gaza and Sudan during the halftime show:

A person holds "Sudan Gaza" flag while standing on a car during an event, surrounded by people and security personnel — CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images

Two security personnel intercept the protester — CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images

9.And what would the annual Super Bowl awkward moments roundup be without a very strange Scientology ad:

genuinely shocked after seeing a fucking ad for scientology during the super bowl.. to me that’s actually so scary idk what yall think but.. pic.twitter.com/AGFhOt0nqM
— steven :D (@stankqueef29) February 10, 2025

@stankqueef29 / Via x.com

Tweet from Elena Nisonoff: "Imagine being converted to Scientology by a Super Bowl ad." 24 comments, 1.8K likes — @elenanisonoff / Via x.com

not a Scientology ad omg #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/6uLLFneVXs
— 🌱 (@ssugarrcoatt) February 10, 2025

@ssugarrcoatt / Via x.com

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